Report recommends changes to UW System structure

2:19 AM,
Sep. 7, 2011

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The University of Wisconsin System can help absorb millions of dollars in budget cuts by transferring some of its authority to its 26 campuses and chancellors, according to a recent report commissioned by the UW System president.

The UW System must reduce its operating budget by $2.4 million per year and cut 51 full-time positions under Gov. Scott Walker's two-year state budget. In response, UW System President Kevin Reilly asked a committee to advise him on how to deal with the cuts.

The report's authors responded by suggesting a fundamental shift -- distributing power from the UW System ...